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> e.g., AES_CMD_USE_GID Sometimes people mix up “i.e.” (“id est”; “that is”) and “e.g.” (“exempli gratia”; “for example”). Of course, only the author knows if
by QuantumNomad_ 11mo ago
> e.g., AES_CMD_USE_GID
Sometimes people mix up “i.e.” (“id est”; “that is”) and “e.g.” (“exempli gratia”; “for example”).
Of course, only the author knows if this case was a mix up, or if they really wrote what they meant.
- jshier 11mo agoFor anyone looking for a more memorable mnemonic, learned them as "I explain" and "example given".
- DrammBA 11mo agoI like "in essence" and "examples given"
- deaux 11mo agoSometimes? Even on HN, where people are in the top 20% of "not making writing mistakes", compared to the general population, I see more people using i.e. wrong than I see people using it right. And sure descriptivism so now it just means that blahblah, it sucks because we already have e.g. for that and it makes i.e. pointless.